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Teenager jailed for a year after he was caught by police carrying a blade – twice in just two weeks
Bailey White, 18, was being hunted by police after reports he had threatened to harm a teenage boy with a knife twice.
Letter to Boris Johnson’s dad from Eton College resurfaces online – and it explains a lot
A letter sent to Boris Johnson's dad during his time at Eton explains a lot.
UK Competitiveness Index paints bleak economic picture for areas outside London
Academics say long-term decline forecast for large areas of the UK Significant parts of Britain will experience a decline in economic growth over the next twenty years, a study says. The 2019 edition of the UK Competitiveness Index is compiled by researchers at Cardiff University and Nottingham Business School. As well as assessing the competitiveness of localities in England, Wales and Scotland today, forecasts have been compiled data to predict how they will fare in the years to come. By...
Teenage boy was stabbed to death after being chased by a gang, Scotland Yard confirmed
Abdirashid Mohamoud was attacked outside a block of flats in Isleworth, west London, on Friday night.
Man who threw an egg at Jeremy Corbyn could face jail after admitting the offence
John Murphy, 31, waited for the Labour Party leader to walk from Finsbury Park mosque in north London to launch his political attack.
Man stabbed to death in London is 29th murder in capital this year
Police were called to reports of a man suffering from stab injuries at 6am today (Sun).
Parents have halted protests demanding LGBT lessons are axed at primary school
Parents of children at Parkfield Community School in Birmingham have been protesting the No Outsiders programme for two months
Brits using almost twice as much energy as necessary to wash their laundry
Nearly half of Brits are still using almost twice as much energy as necessary to wash their laundry, according to research. A poll of 1,000 adults who are responsible for the washing in their household found 48 per cent set their machine to 40 degrees as standard. One in five believe washing above 30 degrees means ‘it gets the whites whiter’, and a further 34 per cent think a lower temperature wash means a sub-standard clean. However, if every household...
Financial services optimism falls at fastest pace since financial crisis
Sentiment and volumes are deteriorating sharply in the financial services sector, with various indicators at their lowest since the Financial Crisis of 2008, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey. The quarterly survey of 84 firms found that optimism about the overall business situation in the financial services sector plunged sharply, falling at the quickest pace since December 2008. Optimism has now been flat or falling for over three years. Business volumes fell for a second consecutive quarter, and...